Morningside Cuesta it's time for a new beginning

Cameo.

Everything has become a fog since her return to the cuesta. It had taken a lot of effort to leave the hollow after the news they had been given and she even toyed with the idea of not returning. But what did Easthollow have for her? Her family is no longer there, not a single one, and she knows she doesn't have anything left. Her parents had died when she'd been young and now the only family she had left is gone. Grayday is all she has left and he promised he wouldn't leave her, but she knows deep down he can't make good on that promise anymore than anyone else.

Adeline wanders the territory aimlessly. Her feet simply carry her in no particular direction. There's no one she cares to see, no one that can fix the hole in her heart. If she could crawl into a cave and disappear for good, she'd have preferred, but she knows it doesn't quite work like that.

Her heart is heavy this day as she roams, latching on to Grayday's scent. He's the only one that she'd care to see, the only one that just might be able to help. She craves her his embrace now more than ever as if it will make the world go away for just a little while and it's all she needs in the moment.

However, she does not notice the scent of heat (she knows there is something pleasant she follows, but something that makes her angry to a small degree but she can't put two and two together until it is too late). Her legs stumble to a stop as she sees Grayday in the distance with someone else and they seize up in place. Adeline stares for a long moment to quickly realize what is happening and if there hadn't been a giant hole in her heart before, it would have taken more away from her. She swallows a thick lump in the back of her throat. There's a flicker of an idea to rush forward and try and stop him (where did that come from?) but the world weighs too much and holds her back instead.

As she has seen all she needs to see, a prickle behind her eyes she tries to blink away, she takes a few steps back to leave. She has to force herself to take her eyes from the scene and when she does, she's given enough momentum to quickly rush back out of sight.